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Coriolanus follows the eponymous character as he tries (and fails) to gain political power through allegiances to the common people whom he once hated, and his longstanding rivalry with his enemy Aufidius--a rivalry that will prove deadly by the play’s end. With this Shakescleare modern English translation of the play, you can follow the ...
Whoever trusts you sees you as lions, though he should see you as hares, and sees you as foxes, though he should see you as geese. You’re as unstable as a burning coal on ice or a hailstone in the sun. Your nature is to honor those who should be punished for their crimes and then to curse the justice that punishes him.
Gnaeus (or Gaius) Marcius Coriolanus [1] was a Roman general who is said to have lived in the 5th century BC. He received his toponymic cognomen "Coriolanus" following his courageous actions during a Roman siege of the Volscian city of Corioli. He was subsequently exiled from Rome, and led troops of Rome's enemy the Volsci to besiege the city.
Coriolanus refuses to take back what he said about the plebeians. His mother counsels him to act humble and ask for forgiveness, even if it means lying, and Coriolanus eventually agrees to do so. Scene 3 Coriolanus attempts to apologize to the plebeians, but Brutus and Sicinius bait him into losing his temper.
Coriolanus refuses all attempts at conciliation by his former comrades and only through the intervention of his mother, wife and son is he finally persuaded to spare the city. He establishes peace, but is killed by the resentful Volscians. Read the story of Shakespeare's Coriolanus - a tragic play about conflict, power of the people and revenge.
A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome. Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness.
Coriolanus ist ein britisches Historiendrama aus dem Jahr 2011 und die erste Regiearbeit des Schauspielers Ralph Fiennes. Die Handlung basiert auf der Tragödie Coriolanus von William Shakespeare, in welcher der römische Patrizier und Kriegsheld Caius Martius Coriolanus sich rachsüchtig gegen sein eigenes Volk wendet.
